In mid-September, after the autumnal equinox.

Liang County, where there are only 300 households left, is sparsely populated and the fertile land is barren.

The wealthy families in the city have raised their wages one after another, so that many tenants dare to work outside the city.

In the afternoon of this day, the well-fed and well-fed farmer was about to leave the city as usual, but a cavalry sentry suddenly appeared at the entrance of the north gate.

Riding a fast horse and a bloody arrow in his back, the knight rushed into the city with a whip on his horse, and shouted in a panic: "The Mongols are coming, the Mongols are coming." ”

The Mongols came, and it was okay.

Falling into the hands of the murderous Mongols, do you and others still have a way to live?

The knight's shout immediately frightened the tenants who were working outside the city, discarded their farming tools, and scrambled to flee into the city.

As the city defenders closed the gates of Liang County, it didn't take long for the dust to fly, and before the people and horses arrived, the deafening sound of horses' hooves, like a low thundercloud, rumbled.

Under the city tower, three hundred steps away, one-handed axe, willow leaf armor, sheep's horn bow, two to three huge quivers, everyone on horseback is full of spirit, eager to fight, this is the history of sweeping Europe and Asia, invincible Mongolian iron cavalry.

As far as the eye can see, the flags are waving, and the Mongolian cavalry in front of them has 5,000 people.

Thinking that Liang County was only 2,000 foot soldiers, the sudden arrival of soldiers under the city made Wei Zhi County, who had finally climbed to the top of the city, almost unable to stand on his feet.

Fortunately, with the support of his henchmen, looking at the neat Mongols under the city tower, and the distracted Weizhi County, he trembled and said to Jiang Hai and Li Mu, who were also at the head of the North Gate: "Mongolia is powerful, where can we defend it, run away!" ”

This Weizhi County has a hand in looting people's fat and people's ointment, but his courage is too small. The Mongols had not yet attacked the city, but were arrayed outside Liang County. This Wei Ting was frightened and disproportionate.

Li Mu couldn't stand it anymore, and was about to persuade him, Jiang Hai, the county lieutenant who was leaning on the head of the city and observing the movement of the enemy army, turned his face, his face was like black charcoal. yelled: "Run? Where to flee? My Liang County is full of foot soldiers, and I escaped from the city and was chased by the Tartar cavalry, which is not a dead end. Lord County Commander, this defending the city and fighting is my business, you weak scholars, it is better to come and participate blindly. ”

After Jiang Hai finished speaking, he left the county magistrate Wei Ting and Li Mu, the chief secretary of the horse supervisor. With his subordinates Sancao, he inspected the city and distributed orders. If the Mongols dared to attack the city, Jiang Hai made up his mind to ask the other party to drink a pot.

In the society of the Two Song Dynasty, the civil service has always been more important than the military, and the level of civil officials is greater than that of military officials.

Jiang Hai's performance now obviously does not take him Wei Ting in his eyes.

Wei Ting, who felt greatly insulted, was full of resentment in his chest. Fortunately, with the back-beating of the staff, he straightened out the evil breath in his heart. staring at Jiang Hai's distant back, he scolded in a low voice: "This bastard, arbitrary, does he want to rebel against the court." If the Mongols attack the city, where will we survive? ”

Nearly five months of getting along, this county Wei Jianghai and the county magistrate Wei Ting. It is really a raccoon dog, and there is no difference in fighting for power and profit, forming a party for personal gain. It's just that in the face of the Mongolian iron cavalry approaching the city, Li Mu didn't expect the county lieutenant Jiang Hai to be quite bold. Calm and composed, it seems that he is still very much looking forward to fighting the Mongols.

Li Mu thought about it, and the martial artist can prove his worth, that is, it can only be reflected by war. The resentment that has been suppressed by the civilian officials for too long and the resentment that has accumulated in a peaceful society has exploded in full force at this moment today.

The county lieutenant Jiang Hai was eager to try, and it seemed that he was eager for the Mongols to attack the city quickly.

However, the Mongolian pioneer officer Wu Mi Nahai under the city, but the son and nephew of Chahan, the marshal of the Mabu Army in the southern expedition, was also a former royal family of the Western Xia Party.

That sea, Mongolian means hunting dog, and at the same time has a hunting dog fierce and irritable and docile and cautious, this thousands of miles of attack, all the passers-by encountered along the way were killed, I wanted to open the door of Luzhou in a battle, and won the first credit.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoxiaoliang County defended very tightly and reacted too quickly.

Even though the Song soldiers killed a lot, they still ran away.

The opportunity has been lost, Wu Mi Nahai stared at the head of Liang County, and after a while, he was riding on a horse, turned his head to the side and said a few words. A middle-aged man dressed in appearance who was no different from the Song people, riding a horse alone, slowly came out of the neat array, raised his head and chest, and shouted loudly with disdain: "The lord of the city, dare to come out and speak?" ”

As soon as he heard that it was the Han dialect of the Great Song Dynasty, Li Mu, who leaned on the head of the city, knew that it was a traitor who had come to surrender.

Sure enough, when the head of the city Wei Zhixian replied in horror, the arrogant and proud traitor under the city immediately threatened: "Everyone in the city can hear clearly, our army is just the vanguard of the army, this time the army is 800,000, and the general Chahan is coming."

You wait for Kaesong to surrender, this is the will of heaven and heaven, and it is for the unification of the nation, so don't you go against the sky and waste the kindness of my general. My general couldn't bear to lose his life, so he didn't break the city immediately. Give you a way to live, but you have to grasp it. ”

The vanguard is 5,000, the army is 800,000, and the general Chahan is here, and in a few words, he is frightened to learn that the county guard is in a state of death, and his body is like a frightened deer, shaking non-stop.

In order not to let the traitor's words disturb the morale of the army, the county lieutenant Jiang Hai kicked away the cowardly Wei Ting, who was afraid of death, climbed to the top of the city, stretched out his arms and shouted: "Nonsense, give me arrows, shoot that dog traitor." ”

As soon as Jiang Hai's voice fell, hundreds of archers at the head of the city bent their bows and shot arrows.

It was a pity that the range of the ordinary longbow was only one hundred and fifty paces, and standing at a safe distance of three hundred paces, seeing the sparse arrows inserted in the distance, the Mongolian cavalry, who were especially good at archery, immediately burst into bursts of laughter.

Hundreds of arrows were wasted, and the dog traitor under the city didn't hurt a single hair, and Jiang Hai, who couldn't hang on his face, was thinking about teaching his soldiers a lesson, but suddenly heard Li Mu say: "Lieutenant Jiang, give me a bow, I'll send that dog traitor to hell." ”

"You?"

Although he questioned Li Mu's ability, after five months of getting along, Jiang Hai still knew that Li Mu was not an ordinary weak scholar, and his martial arts were more powerful than Wang Jian, who was the best in the city.

It's just that Jiang Hai, who had never seen Li Mu use a bow and didn't want to be embarrassed again, took out a bow, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you sure?" That's 300 paces away, huh? ”

"Don't worry, my lord, he won't die, I'll die!"

After receiving the longbow, under the incredible gaze of Jiang Hai and others, Li Mu actually raised an angle of about forty degrees, pulled the bow full, and as soon as he let go, a feather arrow flew into the sky with the help of the wind.

Shooting at a large angle upward, there is no accuracy at all, and the dog traitor who is also skilled in archery is standing 300 steps away from the city, and he is only a Song guard who shoots arrows indiscriminately.

Carelessly, when he heard the shouting of the sea behind him, before he could react, he was stabbed diagonally through his throat by a feather arrow that fell from the sky, and the pull brought by the fall also ripped the dog traitor off his horse.

Ignoring the cheering Liang County guards at the head of the city, he ordered someone to drag away the surrendering officer, and the Wumi clan Nahai, who had a serious face, stared at Li Mu standing at the head of the city, raised his horsewhip, and said calmly:

"Retreat five miles and set up camp." (To be continued.) )